We Need to Talk About Black Vernacular and Dialect Bias in The Workplace
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 26, 2023
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African-American Vernacular English (AAVE), also known as Black Vernacular English (BVA) or ebonics, is a historic American English dialect that millions of people speak. It's a part of our cultural DNA and is a blend of words and ways of speaking rooted in various African cultures as well as the English spoken in Southern U.S. states, with additional contributions from Creole.
